Niseko Now: Wednesday 27th March 2013
- Mar 27, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1448cm
Weather overview Cloud, blue sky
Wind
Varied
Temperature -1C base / -5C top
Visibility Good
Posted at 9:27am on Wednesday 27th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Niseko Now report can be found here
The sun has indeed made an appearance and it looks like it will be the starring role today.
There's some white fluffy clouds hanging around the mountain but lots of blue sky this morning and totally clear views of Mt Yotei in the other direction. A very nice morning here and currently around 0 degrees. A moderate wind but lifts all seem to be scheduled to open as planned this morning.
Tomorrow will be a little warmer and there's a chance of rain which will hopefully turn into snow by the end of the day.
Avalanche Information
Niseko base 6am: -3C, no new snow, calm. Moiwa, Annupuri Peak: no data. Coastal data: wind S3m/s, 0.9m waves, pressure 1020hPa. Annupuri peak predicted windspeed at noon: SW15m/s.
Calm weather due to high pressure system. Above 1000m, small amount of snow drift development on top 25 Mar layer from weak system yesterday. From snowfall data, general avalanche risk is lowering, however there is risk on steep open bowls that collect snow, like Kozan no Sawa main chute, of rider stimulated, fast running surface avalanche.
Peak gates are expected to open at 9.30am. Niseko Rules only exist to protect the freedom and minimum safety of out of bounds riding. Although the local community cares about your safety, the Ski Resorts responsibility and authority does not extend to out of bounds areas. Please understand and respect the rules.
Avoid getting caught in large scale avalanche, do not ride in the valley bottoms. Beware of cracks. Snow isn't too bad today.
Niseko Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 27th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1448cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 105 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 118cm reported on 11 days December 2012 snowfall 418cm reported on 27 days January 2013 snowfall 443cm reported on 26 days February 2013 snowfall 316cm reported on 24 days March 2013 snowfall 153cm reported on 17 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Kutchan/Niseko. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.